Béchar weather in September

In September, Béchar sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Béchar's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béchar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:57 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
29%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Béchar is city and capital of Béchar Province, Algeria.

Density
33/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Béchar reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Béchar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Béchar weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 82.110.27.0
Feb19° / 71.710.87.9
Mar23° / 11°81.411.88.8
Apr28° / 15°41.112.88.1
May32° / 20°30.813.65.1
Jun37° / 25°20.5141.8
Jul41° / 28°10.213.90.0
Aug40° / 28°20.513.20.3
Sep35° / 23°101.312.23.3
Oct29° / 17°111.911.27.2
Nov22° / 11°142.110.48.4
Dec18° / 71.3107.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Béchar gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
84
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
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204
214
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254
265
275
285
295
305

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29541
39451
49451
59451
69451
79352
89352
99262
109352
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Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:487:29
212.66:497:28
312.66:497:26
412.66:507:25
512.66:517:24
612.56:517:22
712.56:527:21
812.56:537:20
912.46:537:18
1012.46:547:17
1112.46:547:16
1212.36:557:14
1312.36:567:13
1412.36:567:12
1512.26:577:10
1612.26:577:09
1712.26:587:08
1812.16:597:06
1912.16:597:05
2012.17:007:03
2112.07:017:02
2212.07:017:01
2312.07:026:59
2411.97:026:58
2511.97:036:57
2611.97:046:55
2711.87:046:54
2811.87:056:53
2911.87:066:51
3011.77:066:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Béchar

In seasonPeak

In September, Béchar sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Béchar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Béchar?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Béchar. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Béchar in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Béchar sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Béchar in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Béchar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Béchar in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Béchar is worst in April — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2050 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr51Poor
May45Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Béchar?

Béchar sits at 31.6°N, 2.2°W, 780 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bouarfa, 105 km away.

MerzougaArfoudMoulay Ali CherifReçaniAïn SefraErrachidiaRich

Topography around Béchar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Béchar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béchar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 788 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Béchar is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,408 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Bouarfa 105 km · Merzouga 180 km · Arfoud 192 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 198 km · Reçani 198 km · Aïn Sefra 199 km · Errachidia 212 km · Rich 227 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Béchar (31.6167°, -2.2167°, elevation 780 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).